These are the voyages of Mel and Howard, our two year mission to seek out new sights, experience different cultures and to boldly go where we have never been before (well in the main at any rate).............
Our actual start date is 28th July 2011 but I have included the preparation ramblings as well from when I first discovered Travelblog!
| Date | Blog Title | Location |
| July 29th 2011 | New York! | North America » United States » New York » New York » Manhattan |
| July 31st 2011 | Day 3 (I think) | North America » United States » New York » New York » Manhattan |
| August 2nd 2011 | Niagra Falls | North America |
| August 4th 2011 | The Canadian Blackpool and Toronto | North America » Canada |
| August 7th 2011 | Ottawa | North America » Canada » Ontario » Ottawa |
| August 10th 2011 | Were you ever in Quebec....... | North America » Canada » Quebec |
| August 12th 2011 | On the greyhound bus! | North America » United States » Vermont » White River Junction |
| August 17th 2011 | So this why you shouldn't leave big gaps between blogs! | North America » United States » Pennsylvania » Philadelphia |
| August 18th 2011 | In the footsteps of my ancestor! | North America » United States » Pennsylvania » Philadelphia |
| August 18th 2011 | Washington DC | North America » United States » Pennsylvania » Washington |
| August 20th 2011 | Baltimore | North America » United States » Maryland » Baltimore |
| August 21st 2011 | ...When you hear the tootin' of the whistle.... | North America » United States » Illinois » Chicago |
| August 22nd 2011 | Still steamin' and a rollin' onto Seattle! | North America » United States » Washington » Seattle |
| August 25th 2011 | Seattle to Klamath Falls, Oregon | North America » United States » Oregon » Klamath Falls |
| August 27th 2011 | Crater Lake and the Lava Beds National Monument | North America » United States » Oregon » Crater Lake |
| August 29th 2011 | Moving on..... | North America » United States » California » Redding |
| August 30th 2011 | I lost it all at the Eldorado Casino in Reno | North America » United States » Nevada » Reno |
| September 1st 2011 | The LONG drive to Twin Falls & Craters of the Moon | North America » United States » Idaho |
| September 3rd 2011 | Drigg to Virginia City via Teton and a bit of Yellowstone | North America » United States » Wyoming » Yellowstone National Park » Old Faithful |
| September 4th 2011 | The Great Escape | North America » United States » Wyoming » Sheridan |
| September 5th 2011 | All is finally revealed | North America » United States » Wyoming » Devils Tower National Monument |
| September 6th 2011 | O! The Deadwood Stage is commin' on over the hill | North America » United States » South Dakota » Deadwood |
| September 7th 2011 | Crazy Horse Memorial, Mt. Rushmore & Sturgis | North America » United States » South Dakota » Mount Rushmore |
| September 8th 2011 | The Badlands | North America » United States » South Dakota » Badlands National Park |
| September 10th 2011 | Fort Collins to Monticello via Rocky Mt NP, Arches with trip to Mesa Verde too! | North America » United States » Utah » Monticello |
| September 13th 2011 | On to Monument Valley yee ha! | North America » United States » Utah |
| September 14th 2011 | A narrow escape or dicing with death in the Grand Canyon! | North America » United States » Arizona » Grand Canyon National Park |
| September 15th 2011 | Arizona Maybe | North America » United States » Arizona » Flagstaff |
| September 17th 2011 | Zion National Park, Kolob Canyon and Cedar Breaks | North America » United States » Utah » Zion National Park |
| September 19th 2011 | Bryce Canyon National Park | North America » United States » Utah » Bryce Canyon |
| September 20th 2011 | Viva Las Vegas! | North America » United States » Nevada » Las Vegas |
| September 23rd 2011 | Death Valley to Mammoth Lakes | North America » United States » California » Death Valley |
| September 28th 2011 | Update | North America » United States » California » San Francisco |
| September 30th 2011 | On to San Diego and the UFO gig! | North America » United States » California » San Diego |
| October 1st 2011 | Hola Mexico! | North America » Mexico » Distrito Federal » Mexico City » Centro Histórico |
| October 3rd 2011 | On to Playa del Carmen | North America » Mexico » Yucatán |
| October 13th 2011 | An Iguana tried to drop a dead rat on my head! | North America » Mexico » Quintana Roo » Playa del Carmen |
| October 15th 2011 | The start of the central american adventure | North America » Mexico » Quintana Roo » Tulum |
| October 17th 2011 | I don't Belize it! | Central America Caribbean » Belize » Belize Barrier Reef » Caye Caulker |
| October 19th 2011 | On to San Ignacio | Central America Caribbean » Belize » Cayo District » San Ignacio |
| October 21st 2011 | Guatemala here we come! | Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Petén Region » Flores |
| October 23rd 2011 | Rio Dulce - Sweet River | Central America Caribbean » Guatemala |
| October 26th 2011 | On to Antigua for the first time and Lake Attilan | Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Capital Region » Antigua |
| October 28th 2011 | Back to Antigua | Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Capital Region » Antigua |
| October 31st 2011 | Honduras | Central America Caribbean » Honduras » Western » Copán Ruinas |
| November 5th 2011 | Viva La Revolucione! aka Nicaragua best place in central america!! | Central America Caribbean |
| November 10th 2011 | Costa Rica! | Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Puntarenas » Monteverde |
| November 12th 2011 | And now the end is near.......... | Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Puntarenas » Jaco |
| November 28th 2011 | Goodbye Costa Rica Hello England! | Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » San José |
| December 8th 2011 | Back on the road again | Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai |
| December 10th 2011 | India India India!!! | Asia » India » National Capital Territory » New Delhi |
| December 13th 2011 | Jaisalmer | Asia » India » Rajasthan » Jaisalmer |
| December 14th 2011 | Jodhpur - The Blue City | Asia » India » Rajasthan » Jodhpur |
| December 16th 2011 | Delhi and Agra | Asia » India » Rajasthan |
| December 19th 2011 | The seige of Fort Madhogarh! | Asia » India » Rajasthan » Madhogarh |
| December 20th 2011 | Birthdays and Bollywood - Jaipur | Asia » India » Rajasthan » Jaipur |
| December 22nd 2011 | Going on a Tiger hunt in Ranthambore | Asia » India » Rajasthan » Ranthambhore National Park |
| December 23rd 2011 | Living like Lords! | Asia » India » Rajasthan » Bundi |
| December 24th 2011 | Christmas Indian style | Asia » India » Rajasthan » Bassi |
| December 26th 2011 | Udaipur | Asia » India » Rajasthan » Udaipur |
| December 28th 2011 | Camels and Hippies - yes it's Pushkar! | Asia » India » Rajasthan » Pushkar |
| December 31st 2011 | Thailand!!! Bangkok | Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Bangkok |
| January 2nd 2012 | Hua Hin and Cha Am | Asia » Thailand » Western Thailand » Hua Hin |
| January 6th 2012 | Ayutthaya | Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Ayutthaya |
| January 9th 2012 | Chiang Mai (up North) | Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Mai |
| January 12th 2012 | The Mae Hong Son Loop | Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Mae Hong Son |
| January 21st 2012 | The Slow Boat to Luang Prabang | Asia » Laos » West » Huay Xai |
| January 24th 2012 | Luang Prabang | Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang |
| January 27th 2012 | A little side adventure up the River Nam Ou | Asia » Laos » North » Muang Ngoi Neua |
| January 31st 2012 | Phonsavan and the Plain of Jars | Asia » Laos » East » Plain of Jars |
| February 2nd 2012 | Vang Vieng (Man!) | Asia » Laos » West » Pak Mong |
| February 5th 2012 | Vientiane | Asia » Laos » West » Vientiane |
| February 8th 2012 | Hanoi may not Rock ........... | Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi |
| February 10th 2012 | Ha Long Bay | Asia » Vietnam » Northeast » Quang Ninh » Halong Bay |
| February 16th 2012 | Happy for me Happy for you.......it's Sapa! | Asia » Vietnam » Northwest » Lao Cai » Sapa |
| February 21st 2012 | Hue | Asia » Vietnam » North Central Coast » Thua Thien - Huế » Hué |
| February 23rd 2012 | Hoi An | Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Quảng Nam » Hoi An |
| February 28th 2012 | Beside the sea side at Nha Trang | Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Khanh Hoa » Nha Trang |
| March 2nd 2012 | Dalat and Mui Ne | Asia » Vietnam » Central Highlands » Lam Dong » Da Lat |
| March 8th 2012 | Ho Chi Minh City aka Saigon | Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City » District 1 |
| March 11th 2012 | Hot and sweaty in the Mekong Delta | Asia » Vietnam » Mekong River Delta |
| March 15th 2012 | Return to Thailand - Krabi and Ko Lanta | Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Lanta |
| March 20th 2012 | So where did you get to then Leonardo? - Ko Phi Phi | Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Phi Phi Don |
| March 22nd 2012 | On our way to Sin City via Kata Beach - Phuket | Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Phuket |
| March 26th 2012 | Island hopping continues this time to Ko Samui | Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Samui |
| April 1st 2012 | Penang, Malaysia | Asia » Malaysia » Penang » Batu Ferringhi |
| April 6th 2012 | Hello New Zealand! Christchurch | Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch |
| April 8th 2012 | Mt. Cook & Queenstown | Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Mount Cook National Park |
| April 10th 2012 | Te Anau & Milford Sound | Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Te Anau |
| April 12th 2012 | Still feeling like an extra in Lord of the Rings - Wanaka | Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Wanaka |
| April 13th 2012 | Glaciers, glaciers everywhere! Fox Glacier & Franz Josef Glacier | Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Fox Glacier |
| April 15th 2012 | Cross country via Arthur's Pass to Christchurch | Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Arthur's Pass National Park |
| April 16th 2012 | Wonderful Kaikora | Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Kaikoura |
| April 18th 2012 | The Stars of the Show - The Seal Pups of Kaikora! | Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Kaikoura |
| April 18th 2012 | Picton | Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Picton |
| April 19th 2012 | On to the North Island - Wellington to Wanganui | Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington |
| April 21st 2012 | Mt. Taranaki National Park and Waitomo Caves | Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Egmont National Park |
| April 23rd 2012 | Mordor and Mount Doom! aka Tongariro NP and then Taupo | Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Tongariro National Park |
| April 25th 2012 | Rotorua | Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Rotorua |
| April 26th 2012 | Hobbiton | Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Plenty |
| April 28th 2012 | Paihia & Cape Reinga | Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Islands » Paihia |
| May 2nd 2012 | One week in Samoa | Oceania » Samoa » Upolu » Apia |
| May 11th 2012 | Sydney | Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Hyde Park |
| May 14th 2012 | The Sunshine Coast | Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Airlie Beach |
| May 20th 2012 | The Great Outback Adventure | Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Alice Springs |
| May 24th 2012 | Uluru | Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Ayers Rock |
| May 29th 2012 | The Kingdom of Tonga! | Oceania » Tonga » Tongatapu |
| June 2nd 2012 | Bula! it's Fiji | Oceania » Fiji » Yasawa Islands |
| June 10th 2012 | Goodbye to the Motorhead Motor Home and back to Sydney | Oceania » Australia |
| June 11th 2012 | Aloha from Oahu, Hawaii | North America » United States » Hawaii » Oahu » Waikiki |
| June 12th 2012 | Kuau'i | North America » United States » Hawaii » Kaua'i » Napali Coast |
| June 16th 2012 | Maui | North America » United States » Hawaii » Maui |
| June 20th 2012 | All aboard the Mokulele Express! and Captain Cook, so near but so far | North America » United States » Hawaii » Big Island » Kailua-Kona |
| June 21st 2012 | Volcanoes! | North America » United States » Hawaii » Big Island » Hilo |
| June 24th 2012 | Chief Kamehameha l, Pu'ukohola Heiau and Pu'uhonua O Honaunau - a bit of culture! | North America » United States » Hawaii » Big Island » Kailua-Kona |
| June 26th 2012 | Back to Oahu for our last few days in Hawaii | North America » United States » Hawaii » Oahu » Waikiki |
| July 2nd 2012 | Alaska - The Last Frontier! Anchorage to Denali National Park | North America » United States » Alaska » Denali National Park |
| July 7th 2012 | Fantastical Fairbanks! | North America » United States » Alaska » Fairbanks |
| July 8th 2012 | Ho! Ho! Ho! it's North Pole and onto Tok | North America » United States » Alaska » North Pole |
| July 11th 2012 | The Mountains are calling....... The Richardson and Glenn Highways | North America » United States » Alaska » Valdez |
| July 12th 2012 | The Kenai Peninsula | North America » United States » Alaska » Kenai |
| July 15th 2012 | The Cruise - Seaward and onwards, quick pass the sea sick tablets! | North America » United States » Alaska » Seward |
| July 17th 2012 | A Wonderful Day Cruising Glacier Bay! | North America » United States » Alaska » Glacier Bay |
| July 18th 2012 | Haines, Skagway and Juneau | North America » United States » Alaska » Skagway |
| July 20th 2012 | Ketchikan and the Inside Passage | North America » United States » Alaska » Ketchikan |
| July 22nd 2012 | Vancouver a GREAT city but beware the seagulls! | North America » Canada » British Columbia » Vancouver |
| July 25th 2012 | Seattle (2nd time around) | North America » United States » Washington » Seattle |
| July 27th 2012 | It's Hope The Chainsaw Carving Capital of the World! and Kamloops | North America » Canada » British Columbia » Hope |
| July 29th 2012 | Mt. Revelstoke National Park and onto Golden | North America » Canada » British Columbia » Mount Revelstoke National Park |
| July 30th 2012 | Sightseeing on the way to Banff, in Banff and around Banff | North America » Canada » Alberta » Banff |
| August 1st 2012 | On to Jasper | North America » Canada » Alberta » Jasper |
| August 2nd 2012 | Anvil...... I mean Edmonton! | North America » Canada » Alberta » Edmonton |
| August 3rd 2012 | Calgary | North America » Canada » Alberta » Calgary |
| August 5th 2012 | Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump and Fort McCloud | North America » Canada » Alberta » Lethbridge |
| August 6th 2012 | Back to the States, Glacier National Park and Whitefish | North America » United States » Montana » Glacier National Park |
| August 7th 2012 | Spokane | North America » United States » Washington » Spokane » Riverside State Park |
| August 8th 2012 | The Oregon Trail to Portland | North America » United States » Oregon » Portland |
| August 10th 2012 | Centralia, Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Ranier National Parks | North America » United States » Washington » Centralia |
| August 12th 2012 | Olympia and back to Seattle (and our netbook charger!) | North America » United States » Washington » Olympia |
| August 14th 2012 | If you go to San Francisco...........and don't have a sprained ankle this time! | North America » United States » California » San Francisco |
| August 17th 2012 | HOLLYWOOD! and downtown Los Angeles | North America » United States » California » Los Angeles » Hollywood |
| August 20th 2012 | Palm Springs to Tucson | North America » United States » Arizona » Tucson |
| August 23rd 2012 | Get your 6 shooters ready! Tombstone - The Town Too Tough To Die | North America » United States » Arizona » Tombstone |
| August 24th 2012 | Gila cliff dwellings, White Sands and Billy the Kid! | North America » United States » New Mexico » Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument |
| August 27th 2012 | Roswell - I Believe! | North America » United States » New Mexico » Roswell |
| August 28th 2012 | Carlsbad Caverns and Fort Stockton | North America » United States » New Mexico » Carlsbad |
| August 30th 2012 | Remember the Alamo! - San Antonio and Austin | North America » United States » Texas » San Antonio |
| September 3rd 2012 | Houston - Nasa Johnson Space Center | North America » United States » Texas » Houston |
| September 4th 2012 | I went to New Orleans and saw............4 hospitals! | North America » United States » Louisiana » New Orleans |
| September 8th 2012 | Marvellous Memphis! | North America » United States » Tennessee » Memphis |
| September 11th 2012 | Uproar, Kerfuffle and Harleys! aka Atlanta, Gainsville and York | North America » United States » Georgia » Atlanta |
| September 18th 2012 | Coming to the end of this leg of the trip - Philadelphia and New York revisited | North America » United States » Pennsylvania » Philadelphia » Penn's Landing |
| September 22nd 2012 | London, the inbetween bit | Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London |
| September 26th 2012 | Kathmandu | Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Thamel |
| October 1st 2012 | The road to Pokhara | Asia » Nepal » Pokhara |
| October 2nd 2012 | Pokhara - The first instalment | Asia » Nepal » Pokhara |
| October 7th 2012 | Pokhara - the final instalment! | Asia » Nepal » Pokhara |
| October 10th 2012 | Up a mountain lost in time............Bandipur | Asia » Nepal » Bandipur |
| October 13th 2012 | Bhaktapur - a very special place! | Asia » Nepal » Bhaktapur |
| October 14th 2012 | Patan and Swayambhunath | Asia » Nepal » Patan |
| October 15th 2012 | Pashupatinath, Bodhnath, Kathmandu and back to the UK | Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Boudhanath |
| October 26th 2012 | ETHIOPIA! Addis Ababa to Harar | Africa » Ethiopia » Harari Region » Harar |
| October 30th 2012 | Aweday Chat Market & Awash National Prk | Africa » Ethiopia |
| October 31st 2012 | Awash to Addis Ababa to Bahar Dar, Lake Tana & the Tissiat Falls | Africa » Ethiopia » Amhara Region » Bahir Dar |
| November 3rd 2012 | Woreta and the Castles of Gondar | Africa » Ethiopia » Amhara Region » Gondar |
| November 4th 2012 | The Simien Mountains | Africa » Ethiopia » Amhara Region » Simien Mountains |
| November 5th 2012 | The road from Debark to Axum | Africa » Ethiopia » Amhara Region » Axum |
| November 6th 2012 | Awe Inspiring Axum | Africa » Ethiopia » Amhara Region » Axum |
| November 7th 2012 | Lalibela | Africa » Ethiopia » Amhara Region » Lalibela |
| November 8th 2012 | Lalibela - photos part 2! Southern cluster of churches, Ethiopian meal and Genet Mariam and Naakutolaab | Africa » Ethiopia » Amhara Region » Lalibela |
| November 10th 2012 | Back to Addis Ababa and farewell to wonderful Ethiopia | Africa » Ethiopia » Addis Ababa Region » Addis Ababa |
| January 8th 2013 | The awful inbetween bit | Europe » United Kingdom » England » Durham County » Stockton-On-Tees |
| March 4th 2013 | The Road Beckons...... | Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Clapham |
| March 7th 2013 | Rio de Janeiro - No snow and plenty of sunshine! | South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Botafogo |
| March 9th 2013 | Sugar Loaf Mountain | South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Botafogo |
| March 10th 2013 | Catete, beaches,buildings, buses, metro, railways and the sublimely serene Christ the Redeemer | South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Botafogo |
| March 14th 2013 | Iguacu Falls | South America » Brazil » Paraná » Iguaçu Falls |
| March 15th 2013 | A little side trip into Paraguay, well Cuidad del Este anyway | South America » Paraguay » Ciudad del Este |
| March 16th 2013 | Obrigado Brazil it's been brilliant, Hola Puerto Iguazu Argentina! | South America » Argentina » Misiones » Puerto Iguazú |
| March 18th 2013 | On to San Ignacio for the Jesuit ruins | South America » Argentina » Misiones » San Ignacio |
| March 22nd 2013 | The Mothers of the Missing Children, Evita and more.....Plaza de Mayo and Recoleta | South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires |
| March 24th 2013 | More Buenos Aires...Tigre, San Telmo, La Boca, Rallies and Heavy Metal! | South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires |
| March 25th 2013 | A change of pace at Sacremento de Colonia | South America » Uruguay » West » Colonia del Sacramento |
| March 28th 2013 | Montevideo.....was cerrado! | South America » Uruguay » District of Montevideo » Montevideo |
| March 29th 2013 | Easter Sunday on Easter Island!!! | South America » Chile » Easter Island » Hanga Roa |
| April 1st 2013 | Scooting around Easter Island! | South America » Chile » Easter Island » Hanga Roa |
| April 4th 2013 | Santiago and Valparaiso | South America » Chile » Valparaíso Region » Valparaíso |
| April 7th 2013 | Cordoba via a few hours back in Buenos Aires | South America » Argentina » Córdoba » Córdoba |
| April 9th 2013 | Arriving in Salta and day trip to Cachi | South America » Argentina » Salta » Cachi |
| April 12th 2013 | Trip to Humahuaca and staying the night in Purmamaca | South America » Argentina » Jujuy » Purmamarca |
| April 14th 2013 | Over the Andes on the road to San Pedro de Atacama | South America » Chile » Antofagasta Region » San Pedro de Atacama |
| April 15th 2013 | San Pedro de Atacama - the driest place on Earth! | South America » Chile » Antofagasta Region » San Pedro de Atacama |
| April 17th 2013 | Buses, breakdown and oxygen!! Up the coast to Iquique and Arica | South America » Chile » Arica & Parinacota » Arica |
| April 21st 2013 | The journey from Arica to Arequipa or 2 border crossings, 1 collectivos and 7 hours on a bus! | South America » Peru » Arequipa » Arequipa |
| April 23rd 2013 | Arequipa and it's countryside | South America » Peru » Arequipa » Arequipa |
| April 23rd 2013 | The Colca Canyon trip | South America » Peru » Arequipa » Colca Canyon |
| April 26th 2013 | Confusion, Convent and Chicken or our final two days in Arequipa | South America » Peru » Arequipa » Arequipa |
| April 28th 2013 | Oh those Nazca Lines! | South America » Peru » Ica » Nazca » Nazca Lines |
| April 30th 2013 | The oasis of Huacachina and from Lima to Chiclayo | South America » Peru » Ica » Huacachina |
| May 5th 2013 | Tombs and Pyramids.......it's The Lord of Sipan! | South America » Peru » Lambayeque » Chiclayo |
| May 6th 2013 | Trujillo, Chan Chan and the glorious Pyramid of the Moon | South America » Peru » Trujillo |
| May 7th 2013 | El Brujo and The Lady of Cao | South America » Peru » La Libertad » Trujillo |
| May 9th 2013 | Two days of waiting, queueing, traffic and travelling to get from Trujillo to Lima to Miami eventually! | South America » Peru » Lima » Lima » Lima |
| May 12th 2013 | Everglades and The Keys | North America » United States » Florida » Keys » Key West |
| May 13th 2013 | Gone and done it again, going a cruisin' | North America » United States » Florida » Miami |
| May 15th 2013 | Grand Turk and Half Moon Cay | Central America Caribbean » Turks & Caicos » Grand Turk |
| May 17th 2013 | Read on you scurvy dogs, soon we be meeting Blackbeard! | Central America Caribbean » Bahamas » Nassau |
| May 20th 2013 | Fab beaches and then rain? come on we're not back in England just yet! | North America » United States » Florida » Miami Beach |
| May 23rd 2013 | And now the end is near......... | North America » United States » Florida » Miami Beach |
